Official /nba/ General >Celtics fans and Australians are retarded edition
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>dat mixture of shooting, defense, shot blocking with Wall's passing
We'd run rough shot over the league.
Brayden Hall
Conely McCollum Kawhi Giannis Green
Jason Ward
Who was better, Shaq or Kobe?
Daniel Carter
Shaq you fucking idiot
Justin Foster
Turner Draymond Kawhi Beal Wall
Would destroy the league
Brody Morales
Turner, Kawhi, Conley, Griffin and DeRozan
Joseph Phillips
Kobe because he didn't fall apart in the 4th quarter of every game.
Sebastian Taylor
Conley McCollum Ariza Davis Gobert
Nothing personell kid
Noah Foster
Dragic Antetokounmpo Bron Griffin DJ
Jacob Hughes
Conley, Harden, Kawhi, Draymond, Turner
unbeatable DESU
Xavier Perez
Dragic Beal Kawhi Green Jordan
1st seed in the east
Michael Thomas
trade Kyrie for DJ and Beverley
Grayson King
>referee goes to prison for rigging games >referees have most power of any refs in sports, allowing them to influence games any way they/the league wants >5 teams have won 70% of the titles >everyone is a superteam now >draft is rigged >players matter more than teams >only reason people pay attention to league is because of the TMZ tabloid drama that the NBA leaks to the media to make up storylines and drama to keep reality tv watchers entertained
How the fuck do you defend watching this league, /nba/? Seriously, you should be fucking embarrassed
>he doesn't understand that it's all about getting another one for da land.
Gabriel Thompson
the man can score
Easton Martin
Lowry Derozan CJ Miles Ibaka JV If Kyrie leaves cleveland the East will be so shit this team could make the finals.
Jackson Ramirez
>positions
Landon Thomas
>game 6 >can score
Colton Nelson
also i hope that fuck casey starts powell. He's always better as a starter since derozan and klow take pressure off of him.
Noah Morgan
>positionless basketball
Wyatt Reyes
desu i don't think you guys even make the playoffs. Something tells me that if philly is healthy, they're going to wreck your ass.
Leo Campbell
that's insane. Philly will not be better than Toronto. Philly is probably not going to be a playoff team next year. They're going to be good but even in the East, you can't make the playoffs with 3 20 year old rookies starting.
Nathan Sanchez
Now that Cavs are falling to pieces, does Boston have EC locked up or could someone like Toronto surprise?
Thomas Howard
>desu i don't think you guys even make the playoffs.
Dylan Richardson
i was typing how you'd be wrong but i forgot they still got ibaka. meh.
Chase Carter
I think the Celtics get knocked out in the first round next year by a 7th or 8th seed Sixers desu
Leo Flores
Kyle Lowry will be better than any of Embiid, Fultz, and Simmons next year. Kyle Lowry on his own might have more Win Shares than all 3 of them next year. And I really like those guys! But 2 of them are rookies and Embiid is the next thing to a rookie.
What, Dario Saric is going to carry them to the playoffs? Reddick is going to take them to the playoffs? What?
Aaron Lewis
>I think the Celtics get knocked out in the first round next year by a 7th or 8th seed Sixers desu
Samuel Lopez
>7th or 8th seed Sixers
Jeremiah Campbell
it could happen in 2018-19 pretty easily
Gabriel James
It's quite likely actually
Zachary Sanders
By that time Embiid would have played around 80 games and have a full season of experience.
Kevin Bennett
Yo how bad will the Warriors shit on the Celtics if they somehow manage to get into the finals?
Tyler Carter
>a team of a manlet, 10 small forwards and a non rebounding pf is going to go anywhere in the East
i thought you guys were gonna get jimmy butler and blake griffin and paul george and porzingis lmao
Landon Young
Wall Batum Kawhi Millsap Gobert
This team would sweep the Warriors
Landon Harris
They were the 1st seed in the East in the season that just ended and it's not because of Amir Johnson. They're a good team.
The trade down was weak as shit though
Jonathan Morris
>It's quite likely actually
Xavier Lopez
What country has the best all-time starting 5 after the US? I think it's >Doncic >Petrovic >Kukoc >Saric >Bender
Juan Scott
>could someone like Toronto surprise? sick meme
Raps are doomed to be 4th seed for the forseeable future
As long as Lebron is still on the Cavs, they have the EC on lock - even moreso if they trade Kyrie sooner for someone like Wiggins, maybe then he could start learning how to play defense once they hit the playoffs and he has more of a reason to improve himself as a player
also, Lithuania with the patented 5-Sabonis Offense
Justin Martin
An okay team, that just traded away their second best player who was also theyre best fucking defender - they're going to do worse this year than they did last
>On July 4, 2017, Hayward announced via The Players' Tribune that he will sign with the Boston Celtics.[35] On July 14, he signed with the Celtics[36] to a reported four-year, $128 million contract.[37] He made his debut on October 26 against the magic scoring 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. On December 16, he had a sewson high with 43 pointe in a win against the Brooklyn Nets. On February 14, Gordon slipped in a game against the Detriot Pistons. He was ruled out for the season and the Celtics lost in the semifinals. In his second season with Boston, they made it to the finals but lost in six games to the San Antonio Spurs. The next season, Hayward averaged 20.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 5.7 APG. The Celtics had revenge on the Spurs and beat them in five games. It was Hayward's first ever title. During that offseason, the Celtics traded Jaylen Brown, and a second round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Serge Ibaka. This would make them worse because Ibaka is old and Brown is young and is getting better. The Celtics didn't do that good in the next season. They lost in the semifinals to the Washington Wizards.
top kek
Noah James
the 76ers are not going to be better than the Bucks or Miami and probably not Detroit either. The 76ers are not going to be better than Giannis ffs
you people are insane
I know people don't agree with me on this but I firmly believe Jae Crowder is a better defender than Avery Bradley.
but even setting that aside , they were not the first seed because of Avery Bradley. and Gordon Hayward is a very very good basketball player.
Brandon Carter
Brogdon is a dirty player
Tyler Adams
dirty players are great
Samuel Phillips
Divac Radmanovic Stojakovic Bodiroga Djordjevic
Would sweep those sissy bitches
Isaac Clark
>Gordon Hayward is a very very good basketball player. said nobody ever
he's alright but you guys fucked up on that trade honestly
Sebastian Fisher
Why aren't we talking bout the pistons then? literally fleeced Boston for their best defender and arguably best player. big 3 of drummond, bradley and jackson. they are definitely in the mix for 4-7
Adrian Jones
if i played pickup with brogdon id knock him on his ass if he tried that dirty shit with me, nothing personal but he needs to learn to respect the game
Ryder Anderson
I'm not even a Celtics fan. I like Gordon Hayward and I like Jae Crowder and I like Horford and Thomas. They have a lot of good players.
You guys think every team with loud fans sucks. Except for the Lakers, somehow, despite the fact that they actually do suck.
Reggie Jackson is bad and apparently a gigantic asshole everyone hates, and Drummond is bad on offense, and Bradley was not even close to being the Celtics best player that is a lunatic idea.
I think they'll probably make the playoffs as the 7 or 8 seed because the East is so bad but I would not wanna be their team
Tobias Harris is good though I like that guy, he could really make a difference on a contender
Asher Wright
Is Grayson Allen going to be the next good white guard that can dunk?
William Gutierrez
>jerry west >1-8 >muh genius front office man overshadows being a choking bitch
LMAO
LMAO
Ryan Gray
lets be honest miami vs golden state, dion waiters FMVP
Hunter Lopez
they should give Mirotic an offer sheet, he'd be really good on that team
i don't remember whether they have cap space or not
Jason Phillips
Every team in the east, exluding the cavs, does pretty much suck right now though
What kind of top-seeded team gets cleaned out 4-1 in the conference finals?
Charles Roberts
What are the Bulls doing? Why not buy out Wade?
Evan Perez
If the idea was that the Celtics don't have a shot at winning the Finals, I'd agree with that. but they are one of the 2 best teams in the East. They're almost certainly going to make the conference finals and they have a reasonable shot at making the Finals.
Connor Adams
>picking deandre EVER if you cant make a freethrow its time pack your bags
Adrian Gray
The idea is that they aren't looking to be as good of a team right now than they were last year, being one of the best teams in the East isn't really an accomplishment and nobody in the East stands a shot at making the finals over the Cavs unless Lebron gets injured
Jordan Parker
>They're almost certainly going to make the conference finals and they have a reasonable shot at making the Finals.
Angel Phillips
They're going to be better than last year. How are they going to be worse than last year? They got better this offseason.
Who are we talking about? Surely not the Celtics, who lost their best defender and a big man and got THREE more small forwards?
They objectively got worse, which is fine for me as a Wizards fan
Ryan Hughes
If you leave lelbron out your opinion doesn't matter Conley 2$ Curry 0$ Lelbron 5$ Draymond 4$ Cousins 4$
Matthew Powell
How are the 76ers better than Toronto. How are the 76ers better than Miami.
Brody Gutierrez
They added Reddick and Fultz and they got Simmons coming back who didn't play at all last year
The Sixers significantly improved, it's more of a question if chemistry is good
Eli Hughes
>and nobody in the East stands a shot at making the finals over the Cavs The Cavs are older and they won't have Kyrie Irving anymore.
That means Lebum will do everything again and he will still need his rest because there's no way he will log 40+ minutes at his age.
The meme that they're worse off just because they lost key rotation players are also discounting the fact that they added new guys who can ball. 2-3 seasons ago nobody gave a fuck about their lesser known players until they got traded or released this offseason.
If Brad Stevens can minmax a bunch of scrubs with improved win percentages, now he has a real All-Star and two 3rd pick rookies to work with.
Eli Cox
They lost Avery Bradley and Amir Johnson, and they gained Gordon Hayward, who is much better than either of those players by any standard. They still have a ton of good wing defenders, including Gordon Hayward who has the benefit of also being a great offensive wing unlike Avery Bradley. And they lost Amir Johnson, yes, but Amir Johnson is Amir fucking Johnson. We're not talking about a superstar here. We're talking about Amir Johnson. You cannot seriously be telling me that the Celtics are bad now because they lost Amir Johnson and Avery Bradley. I mean come on.
Gavin Ward
Simmons is not going to be an all-star next year. I like Simmons but he's a 20 year old fucking rookie. And so is Fultz. I really like both of those guys but they're not carrying you to the playoffs their rookie years, and neither is Reddick. They're going to be really good the year after next though. And they're going to be fun. They're not going to be better than Miami or Toronto both of whom have multiple established all-star level players.
Parker Perez
more like Conley 2$ Curry 10$ Apemond 1$ Durant 0$ Cousins 2$
kek
Charles Cook
>still have a ton of good wing defenders Who? All I remember is Jaylen Brown getting roasted by LeBron every trip down in the ECF...Tatum looked like shit defending in Summer League. Hayward needed a guy like Gobert behind him because he moves bad laterally.
Austin Martin
PG Wall SG Harden (fuck off w him @ PG) SF Giannis PF Millsap C DeAndre
Easy
Dominic Reed
Don't believe me, just watch
Luke White
Jae Crowder and Marcus Smart. Also, guarding playoff LeBron is actually very hard.
Isaiah Cooper
>Amir Johnson Hey man, he helped the raptors get to the second round.
Justin Flores
>PF Millsap yeah you would pick him.
Nolan Davis
>They lost Avery Bradley and Amir Johnson And white Jordan aka Kelly Olynyk
Landon Richardson
>Jae Crowder and Marcus Smart >guarding LeBron
Brody Ortiz
idgi
Josiah Davis
>Jae Crowder and Marcus Smart >'le whining to the official then type in CAPS on twitter post game' man and 'le flopping' man
Nolan Davis
They definitely, on-paper, did not get better at all. Like at all. They lost their best defender in a position that is already hard to fill with decent talent in exchange for a guy that defends worse, shoots worse, and scores less and isn't a true SG
you guys have no backcourt talent outside of IT who will still get fucked on by Kyrie and possibly even Lowry, and your frontcourt is arguably weaker now without Olynyk even though you picked up Hayward who is absolutely NOT worth losing both Olynyk and Bradley for
Maybe you guys can flip Tatum for a solid SG in a few years, but you're definitely not better this year than you were last year, potentially a 3 or 4 seed but that's not saying much in the East, you guys would be 14/15 in the West
Hunter Jackson
>anybody besides Draymond and Kawhi >effectively defending Lebron
Dominic Watson
>idgi ?
Joseph Diaz
>and 'le flopping' man Marcus Smart is the best hustler in the league
FACTS
Nathaniel Morgan
but >muh assets right?
Jeremiah Myers
Lol Jimmy couldn't defend fucking Crowder and IT, let alone Lebron
